adjective
- having a natural edge with bark still attached (of lumber or wood)
Usage: carpentry; woodworking
Examples
- The carpenter used waney edge boards for the rustic fence.
- Waney timber is often cheaper than fully processed lumber.
- The table featured a beautiful waney edge that showed the tree’s natural curve.
- He preferred waney boards for their authentic, unfinished appearance.
- The sawmill sorted the waney planks from the squared lumber.
- Waney edge slabs are popular for live-edge furniture projects.